Aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off, with Apu and his family having moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Varanasi (then known as Benares). As Apu progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother. This tenderly expressive, often heart-wrenching film, which won three top prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including the Golden Lion, not only extends but also spiritually deepens the tale of Apu. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996.
Genre: Drama Actors: Ajay Mitra, Anil Mukherjee, Bhaganu Palwan, Charuprakash Ghosh, Debabrata Chakraborty, Harendrakumar Chakravarti, Hemanta Chatterjee, K.S. Pandey, Kali Bannerjee, Kalicharan Roy, Kamala Adhikari, Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Keya Sengupta, Lalchand Banerjee, Mani Srimani, Meenakshi Devi, Panchanan Bhattacharya, Pinaki Sengupta, Ramani Sengupta, Ranibala, Santi Gupta, Saraswati Pandey, Shibnarayan Nag, Smaran Ghosal, Subodh Ganguli, Sudipta Roy, Udayshankar Tiwari Directors: Satyajit Ray Production: Epic Productions, Satyajit Ray Productions
